매도
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)do̞] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)do̞]
- Phonetic hangeul: [매(ː)도/메(ː)도]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | maedo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maedo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | maedo |
| Yale Romanization? | māyto |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 賣渡.
Noun
매도 • (maedo) (hanja 賣渡)
- (stock market, finance) sale, selling
- 그는 중국 주식을 적시에 매도해 일확천금을 했다.
- Geuneun Jungguk jusigeul jeoksie maedohae ilhwakcheon-geumeul haetda.
- He won a great fortune by selling Chinese stocks at an opportune time.
- Synonyms: 매여(賣與) (maeyeo), 판매(販賣) (panmae)
- Antonym: 매수(買受) (maesu)
- Coordinate term: 매매(賣買) (maemae)
Derived terms
- 공매도(空賣渡) (gongmaedo, “short selling”)
- 매도(賣渡)하다 (maedohada, “to sell”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 罵倒.
Noun
매도 • (maedo) (hanja 罵倒)
- abusive language, saying abusive things
- 그 일 이후 모든 마을 사람들에게 파렴치한이라는 매도를 들었다.
- Geu il ihu modeun ma-eul saramdeurege paryeomchihaniraneun maedoreul deureotda.
- After that incident, he was subject to the abusive comment that he was a shameless impudent from all the villagers.
Derived terms
- 매도(罵倒)하다 (maedohada, “to hurl abuse at”)